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European Union Emerges From Recession

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After a record 18-month slump, the European Union is coming out of a recession.

Numbers released today show three-tenths of a percent growth for the second quarter of the year.

While that may not sound like a lot, it is a signal that a much-needed recovery to pull the eurozone out of its three-and-a-half-year debt crisis may be here.

Guest

  • Andrew Walker, economics correspondent for the BBC.

This segment aired on August 14, 2013.

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